transitive

[US]/'trænsɪtɪv/
[UK]/'trænsətɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. nangangailangan ng tuwirang layon; madaling maipasa;
n. pandiwa na nangangailangan ng tuwirang layon.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

transitive verb

pandiwa na sanggunian

transitive property

katangiang sanggunian

transitive relation

ugnayang sanggunian

transitive closure

transitive closure

Example Sentences

Verbs that take object are called transitive verbs.

Ang mga pandiwa na kumukuha ng layon ay tinatawag na pandiwang transitibo.

transitive verbs in idiomatic expressions frequently will not passivize.

Ang mga transitive verbs sa mga idyomatikong ekspresyon ay madalas na hindi nagiging passive.

Real-world Examples

So, " mitigate" is not necessarily a transitive verb, but it can be a transitive verb. Okay?

Kaya, ang " mitigate" ay hindi kinakailangang isang transitibong pandiwa, ngunit maaari itong maging isang transitibong pandiwa. Okay?

Source: Engvid-Adam Course Collection

Transitive means to take a direct object.

Ang transitive ay nangangahulugang kumuha ng isang direktang layak.

Source: VOA Special English Education

In grammar, this means that it is transitive.

Sa gramatika, ibig sabihin nito ay transitibo.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

A transitive verb can take a direct object.

Ang isang transitibong pandiwa ay maaaring kumuha ng isang direktang layak.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

All verbs are classified as either transitive or intransitive.

Lahat ng pandiwa ay inuuri bilang transitibo o intransitive.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Researchers say a certain type of wasp may use transitive inference.

Sinasabi ng mga mananaliksik na ang isang tiyak na uri ng langgam ay maaaring gumamit ng transitibong paghihinuha.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

" Raise" is a transitive verb, which means it takes a direct object.

" Raise" ay isang transitibong pandiwa, na nangangahulugang kumuha ito ng isang direktang layak.

Source: VOA Special November 2021 Collection

A good example of a transitive and separable phrasal verb is " put off" .

Ang isang mahusay na halimbawa ng isang transitibo at maaaring paghiwalayin na phrasal verb ay " put off" .

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

" Decrease" is a verb that can take a direct object, meaning it is transitive.

" Decrease" ay isang pandiwa na maaaring kumuha ng isang direktang layak, na nangangahulugang ito ay transitibo.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

It was transitive, that is the verb governed an object, 'you're dumbing something down'.

Ito ay transitibo, ibig sabihin, pinamamahalaan ng pandiwa ang isang layak, 'you're dumbing something down'.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2014

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